Debord belonged to which of the following streams of philosophy?
Existentialism
Stoicism
Marxist philosophy
Aesthetics
Answer
Debord's Marxist philosophy fundamentally challenged conventional modes of thought and societal organization. He asserted that the alienation and commodification pervasive in modern societies stem from the oppressive nature of capitalism. Debord's critique extends to artistic production, which he saw as recuperated within a system that reduces art to a commodity.
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